Strathcona Provincial Park, designated in 1911, is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia. Located almost in the centre of Vancouver Island, Strathcona park is a rugged mountain wilderness comprising more than 250,000 hectares. Mountain peaks some perpetually mantled with snow dominate the park. Lakes and alpine tarns dot a landscape laced with rivers, creeks and streams. To see and enjoy much of the scenic splendour means lacing up your hiking boots to backpack through the dense forests, stunning sub-alpine and alpine regions. While the high mountain peaks and deep shaded valleys of Strathcona Park are dramatic, it is easy to forget that beneath your feet lays a history stretching back 380 million years. Two areas Buttle Lake and vicinity and Forbidden Plateau offer a variety of visitor-oriented developments. The rest of the park is largely undeveloped and appeals primarily to people seeking wilderness surroundings.
Ten Mile Lake is a very popular recreational destination for local residents and visitors. It offers multiple lakeside picnic areas, change houses, playground, two large beaches with roped off swimming areas, a boat launch, reservable picnic shelter, walking trails and great fishing. The Lakeside Campground features attractive, treed campsites, showers and flush toilets. While the Touring Campground offers sunny, open sites with 23 pull through sites capable of handling even the largest RV's on the road. Take a rewarding 2-km hike on the old railway grade along the lake, and through the forest to a large beaver pond. For those that enjoy fishing but don't have a boat we have a great fishing dock that was installed in 2015 thanks to the efforts of the Fresh Water Fisheries Society of BC and the Quesnel Rod & Gun Club.
At Okanagan Stables, we offer family oriented rides(For All Ages) with Incredible Views and Vistas, giving you a taste of the Best that the Okanagan, LakeCountry area of British Columbia has to offer.Among our varied Programs " The Intro Mini Trail Combo" for$ 85.00 Is Very Popular! Great for Never Ever's and The Very Younger ones will have their horse led on foot and perhaps a side walker as well ! Our FREE Meet and Greet Photo Op is available by appointment 7 days a week !
Harrison Eco Tours offers wildlife tours and jet boat tours of the Harrison River, Fraser River and Harrison Lake, kayaking tours on the Harrison and Chilliwack Rivers and hiking tours in and around Harrison Hot Springs.
Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park straddles the scenic Little Qualicum River, west of Parksville, where impressive waterfalls cascade and plummet down a rocky gorge in a beautiful forest setting. Perhaps the most magnificent park on Vancouver Island, Little Qualicum Falls incorporates the entire southern shore of Cameron Lake, adjacent to MacMillan Provincial Park and the awesome Cathedral Grove Rainforest. Cameron Lake is bordered by steep mountains: Mt. Wesley to the north and Mt. Arrowsmith to the south.
Motel with small or large rooms with and without kitchen. Short walking distance to Chesterman Beach, and next door to coffee, food, groceries, surf shop, bike rentals, and other services. Paved multi-user path connects from here to all major destinations in Tofino, Ucluelet and in Pacific Rim National Park. All rooms are ground floor or near ground floor (2-3 steps) with room front parking.